Prices at 28 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $788 — 15% below the US median ($924), roughly 5.7× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down | Iowa City, IA | $140 | $176 | ★ 4/5 | 149 min | — |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics | Iowa City, IA | $140 | $176 | ★ 2/5 | 210 min | — |
| Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center | Des Moines, IA | $142 | $57 | ★ 1/5 | 244 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Marshalltown | Marshalltown, IA | $205 | $185 | ★ 3/5 | 162 min | — |
| Allen Hospital | Waterloo, IA | $205 | $166 | ★ 3/5 | 163 min | — |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson | Council Bluffs, IA | $270 | $405 | ★ 3/5 | 150 min | — |
| Keokuk County Health Center | Sigourney, IA | $515 | $566 | — | 116 min | — |
| Jackson County Regional Health Center | Maquoketa, IA | $549 | $415 | — | 77 min | — |
| Finley Hospital | Dubuque, IA | $574 | $215 | ★ 3/5 | 114 min | — |
| Humboldt County Memorial Hospital | Humboldt, IA | $614 | $531 | — | 100 min | — |
| Clarke County Hospital | Osceola, IA | $665 | $94 | ★ 5/5 | 104 min | — |
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center | Storm Lake, IA | $683 | $828 | ★ 2/5 | 152 min | — |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | $788 | $863 | ★ 5/5 | 171 min | — |
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center | Sumner, IA | $793 | $624 | — | 132 min | — |
| CHI Health-Mercy Corning | Corning, IA | $806 | $1,613 | ★ 3/5 | 124 min | — |
| St Lukes Hospital | Cedar Rapids, IA | $815 | $185 | ★ 4/5 | 166 min | — |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center | Sioux City, IA | $815 | $185 | ★ 2/5 | 174 min | — |
| CHI Health Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley, IA | $823 | $1,613 | ★ 4/5 | 105 min | — |
| Trinity Muscatine | Muscatine, IA | $866 | $213 | ★ 4/5 | 136 min | — |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center | Fort Dodge, IA | $866 | $185 | ★ 2/5 | 167 min | — |
| Trinity-Bettendorf | Bettendorf, IA | $866 | $185 | ★ 3/5 | 205 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi | Des Moines, IA | $930 | $185 | ★ 3/5 | 182 min | — |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital | Lake City, IA | $1,008 | — | — | 127 min | — |
| Jones Regional Medical Center | Anamosa, IA | $1,311 | $244 | ★ 4/5 | 116 min | — |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center | Grinnell, IA | $1,371 | $222 | ★ 2/5 | 112 min | — |
CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated September 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.
Price comparison (median)
Typical cash price here is $788 — about 5.7× the Medicare rate ($138). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($276).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,019 list price could save about $231 (23%).
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